— NASCAR Chase For the Cup from Talladega. Prediction: 2.3; final rating: 2.6.

This week’s predictions (all times Eastern):

NFL regular season, Packers-Broncos (8:30 p.m. Sunday, NBC). A matchup between Aaron Rodgers’ Packers and Peyton Manning’s Broncos would be a big draw under almost any circumstances, but that is especially the case this week. Both teams enter undefeated, marking the first such matchup this late in the season since Patriots-Colts in 2007 — a game that had a whopping 20.1 rating. Airing opposite The Walking Dead and potentially the World Series, this year’s game will come nowhere close to that level. However, it should still soar past last year’s 10.9 for Packers-Saints and dominate a crowded night on television. Prediction: 14.3 (if baseball), 15.1 (if no baseball).

World Series, Royals-Mets Games 4 and 5 (8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, FOX). The World Series is off to its best two-game start since 2011, but expect any momentum to cool over the weekend. Saturday has always been a poor night for the World Series, even when the ratings were much higher, and this year’s Game 4 is almost certain to hit a series-low. Sunday’s game, if it takes place, would air opposite Packers-Broncos on NBC — possibly the stiffest NFL competition ever faced by a World Series game. In other words, do not expect particularly strong numbers. Even so, both games should still top last year, when Games 4 and 5 of Royals-Giants had ratings of 6.3 and 7.3, respectively. Prediction: 7.1 and 8.0.

NFL regular season, Seahawks-Cowboys (4:25 p.m. Sunday, FOX). Injuries to Tony Romo and Dez Bryant have robbed the Cowboys of some starpower and resulted in a mediocre 2-4 record. As a result, ‘America’s team’ is not pulling the ratings one might expect. The Seahawks, a strong draw in recent years, are only slightly better at 3-4. It should go without saying that Sunday’s matchup will fall well short of last year, when the teams’ Week 6 meeting had a 17.4 rating on FOX. Prediction: 14.3.

College football, Notre Dame-Temple (8 p.m. Saturday, ABC). In a Top 25 matchup, Notre Dame faces surprising Temple on ABC’s Saturday Night Football. Notre Dame’s previous ABC games this season drew ratings of 4.5 (Clemson) and 3.7 (Virginia). While World Series competition will result in lower numbers this week, expect ratings to improve over last year’s 2.9 for Ohio State/Penn State. Prediction: 3.1.

NASCAR Chase For the Cup from Martinsville (1:15 p.m. Sunday, NBCSN). NASCAR airs on cable for the final time this season. The first 18 races on new cable partners NBCSN and Fox Sports 1 each had either a record-low rating or the lowest rating in over ten years, and Martinsville should be no different. The lowest Martinsville rating since at least 2000 was a 2.4 in 2010 and 2012; last year’s race had a 2.5. Prediction: 2.0.

Breeders Cup Classic (4 p.m. Saturday, NBC). Triple Crown winner American Pharoah returns for one last race at Saturday’s Breeders Cup Classic. While the Breeders Cup is not on par with the Triple Crown races in terms of national attention, it can pull solid numbers under the right circumstances. In 2010, hype surrounding undefeated horse Zenyatta lifted the race to a 2.5 rating on ESPN. While no longer undefeated, American Pharoah carries a much higher profile — and should attract an even higher rating. Last year's telecast had a 1.7. Prediction: 2.9.

Paulsen is the founder of Sports Media Watch and a contributor for Sporting News. Follow him on Twitter @Paulsen_SMW .